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FORT MYERS -- After four days of mandatory workouts for pitchers and catchers, the Red Sox will have their first full-squad participation today. But before they take to the cluster of practice fields behind JetBlue Park, players will meet with ownership, members of the front office and manager Bobby Valentine.

Surely, last season's historic collapse will be one topic of conversation.

"I'd like to get the first meeting over with, where I hear there's a lot of introductions and talking," Valentine (Herald photo by Matt Stone) said yesterday. "I'd like to get guys, get these pitchers, on fields with players. We have 60-plus guys in camp, and there are six practice fields that we're trying to utilize the entire time. There's a lot more work than 'Oh good, this is really enjoyable.' But I'm looking forward to it."

In a little while, we expect to hear from principle owner John Henry, chairman Tom Werner and team president Larry Lucchino, so please check back in a few hours. Meantime, in today's Herald, outfielder Ryan Sweeney has an actor's looks and is ready for an enhanced role in his first season with the Red Sox; Steve Buckley writes that part of impressionable shortstop prospect Jose Iglesias' problem at the plate may stem from his habit of imitating other hitters, including Alex Rodriguez; Andrew Miller is once again among the most intriguing pitchers in camp; within the notebook, Valentine discusses the unlikelihood of carrying three catchers and reliever Chris Carpenter talks about being traded for Theo Epstein.